Quit these six things and your life will change. Not just for the next six months but the rest of your life.

1. Quit Dwelling on Your Past Failures

“Your life is controlled by what you focus on.” — Tony Robbins

While you should always learn from your mistakes, don’t dwell on them and live in the past.

Focusing on the past robs you of the present AND the future.

To change your focus, do a quick recap of the year thus far. This way you can learn from it and look ahead to the future.

Ask yourself these questions (out loud) and write your answers in a journal:

What worked in my life thus far?

What could have I changed thus far? Why didn’t I?

What held me back from reaching my goals?

Once you have clarity on your past you can learn and move forward to making the necessary changes to improve your life.

2. Quit Setting The Wrong Goals

“The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” — Lao Tzu

In the same journal, create four goals for the next 90 days.

Create an outcome goal for each of these areas: health, wealth, social self, and personal enrichment.

As Craig Ballantyne said, “By setting just one goal for these four areas you remain laser-focused on what matters. If you set too many goals you end up without any priorities at all. Too many ambitious people make that mistake.”

Four goals are the perfect amount, enough to reach all areas but not too many so you can’t focus on achieving them all. These are your outcome goals.

6. Quit Staying in Your Comfort Zone

RUN — JUMP — LEAP — whatever you need to do to get out of your comfort zone.

The same job, same friends, same morning habits, and the same nights will create the same experiences.

Don’t live the same year over and over again. Mix up your routines, habits, environment, and people you surround yourself with.

Step out of your comfort zone as often as possible.

The five habits above will help get out of your comfort zone but I challenge you to keep thinking different. Go skydiving, take a bucket list trip, or sign up for your 1st marathon.

Challenge your mind and body to achieve more.

Remember, your comfort zone is where dreams go to die.

Final Thoughts

Don’t wait until 2019 to start living the life you deserve.

Drop these six bad habits and start living your life — no more settling for mediocrity. You don’t need to wait until next week, next month or next year to start changing your life.

Remember, improving isn’t always about adding to your life. Sometimes, it’s dropping the things that are holding you back from success.

Michael is the creator of Inspire Your Success and is regularly featured on top self-improvement sites like Goalcast, Fearless Motivation and others. Check out his “Success Cheat Sheet” to learn more about creating a perfect morning routine and the top 5 habits to 10X your life.